Cazual Conversation

If you give the guy the benefit of the doubt, it’s hard not to feel a little compassion for Ryder Laramore after his arrest for driving under the influence and possession of methamphetamine.

It is not because he is a correctional officer facing disgrace. It is not because his father, a good man, holds public office.

It is because Laramore, 44, lives in rural Marianna and was, police said, wearing a black dress, black stockings and a blond wig when he was pulled over for erratic driving.

The DUI charge - he blew 0.0 on a breath test but refused a chemical test - can be handled. Even a possession of methamphetamine charge can resolve itself over time and with reformed behavior become a part of the past.

How in the world, though, especially in Marianna, do you explain to your buddies the part about the dress, stockings and wig?

The thought crossed my mind that there is little legitimate reason to be so stylishly dressed that late at night with Halloween still a month away. Especially with the cold snap we’ve settled into. You’d at least expect some leg warmers.

Then the thought crossed my mind that there are at least three occassions where charity functions required me to dig up dresses: a Goodwill event, a Hooter’s fundraiser and a Red Cross event at the Panama City Mall.

That would be hard to explain under the wrong circumstances.

Maybe Laramore was on his way to or from fundraiser, or a party for that matter. It’ll make things a lot easier with his hunting buddies, if they are anything like mine.

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